Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Gethsemane



This beautiful song teaches about the atonement in a simple yet powerful way. After hearing part of it on the radio one Sunday, my own kids kept singing the chorus and I knew I wanted to share it with the primary. We learned it over a year ago and it continues to be the primary's favorite song. I'm sure it's because the Spirit testifies to them that Jesus loves them.

It hasn't been printed in the Friend, but you can download the sheet music and recording online for .99 at HoffmanHouse.com  JollyJenn has a flipchart you can find here. I taught a few signs for each phrase and that helped the kids remember all the words.

For ideas on how to teach this song, including signs, read this post.

If you are looking for a song for April, I would put this at the top of the list! (Be sure to get your Bishop's approval!)


Posted by at

19 comments:

  1. cando37January 28, 2012 at 9:19 PM

    Love, love this...I am going to teach my kiddos this one for sure. What a simple, beautiful message. Thanks for finding this one!

    ReplyDelete
  2. TiffanyFebruary 15, 2012 at 6:57 AM

    OK I fell in love with Gethsemane and it has been stuck in my head for about a week now! I have got approval from our Bishop and he wants us to sing it in Sacrament meeting for Easter as well as the presentation. I am super excited! Thanks for your blog and for sharing:) I was wondering if you have any ideas on how to teach this song. I have printed the flip chart which is awesome, and I usually teach the kids some actions to go with the song because it really helps them remember the words. I am hseitant to do that with this song though out of respect for the words. I am really curious to hear how you taught this one:) If you have a minute I would really appreciate it! Thanks

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. CamiFebruary 16, 2012 at 7:12 PM

      Tiffany, So glad you get to teach this song. I hope your Primary loves it as much as mine does! Since I read your comment I've been working on a post sharing teaching ideas. Should have it finished tonight, but I recommend introducing the song by showing the video. The combination of music and pictures really brings the spirit! More to come!

      Delete
  3. CamiFebruary 16, 2012 at 8:33 PM

    Tiffany, here's a link to my post about teaching Gethsemane. http://singingasongisfun2do.blogspot.com/2012/02/teaching-gethsemane.html
    Hope this helps!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. TiffanyFebruary 17, 2012 at 3:12 PM

      Thank you SO much for taking the time to do that for me!! Love your blog and all of your ideas:)

      Delete
  4. JulieMarch 10, 2012 at 10:22 PM

    Can you post the option to download your pictures that you used? I've searched Google for some of them and can't find them, and they are perfect!

    ReplyDelete
  5. TeresaMarch 24, 2013 at 10:56 PM

    Cami, We LOVE this song. Our primary children sing it on their own when the pianist plays the music for prelude. It's so moving! Thanks for the beautiful video. Would it be possible to COPY this video so we can burn it to DVD for our primary kids for Easter?

    ReplyDelete
  6. grammanewsMarch 31, 2013 at 9:56 AM

    I can not open it at church. And show it. The church says blocked watching it on YouTube. I love the song.

    ReplyDelete
  7. JanineJanuary 7, 2014 at 3:42 PM

    This is so amazing and beautiful. How can I get a download of this video to my computer so I can show the children?

    ReplyDelete
  8. Brooke RobertsJanuary 27, 2014 at 7:44 PM

    Where can I get the music?

    ReplyDelete
  9. PamMarch 15, 2014 at 1:30 PM

    YouTube is blocked at our church. Is there somewhere I can download the video to show on my computer at church?

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Dolene WattsApril 11, 2016 at 7:05 PM

      yes, you need a video converter. I have wondershare video converter. I think i bought it, but there are free converters on internet.

      Delete
  10. BJNovember 8, 2015 at 4:17 PM

    "If you are looking for a song for April, I would put this at the top of the list! (Be sure to get your Bishop's approval!)"
    This song is NOT an LDS approved source, so absolutely ask your Bishop and give him the words before singing this in Primary. I'm not sure about singing it in Sacrament meeting . . . as much as I LOVE this song, we need to honor Church guidelines for 'music in Sacrament'.

    ReplyDelete
  11. UnknownMarch 8, 2016 at 8:13 PM

    could you tell me the issue of the friend this song was in

    ReplyDelete
  12. UnknownMarch 14, 2017 at 4:17 PM

    Thanks for this post on Gethsemane, a song of love and a song about redemption. My wife really likes to listen to religious music because it puts her in a tranquil state of mind. I would rather listen to rock, but that is okay to be different! I do not mind it. I wish I had sheet music because then I could play it for her! Thanks again! http://www.tetonmusic.com/product-category/sheet-music/lds-sacred-music/

    ReplyDelete
  13. TamaraMarch 3, 2018 at 11:37 AM

    This song is in the March 2018 Friend!

    ReplyDelete
  14. ayamjago0809July 29, 2018 at 7:27 AM

    This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.

    ReplyDelete
  15. UnknownNovember 26, 2018 at 10:18 AM

    This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.

    ReplyDelete

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)